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ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1871. 03EAHA , TUTJKSD'AY 15 , 1894. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
WANT SOMETHING DEFINITE
Japan Will Not Accept Mediation Without
8omo Tangible Proposition.
CHINA MAY BE ONLY SPARRING FCR WIND
Can Neither Afford to Stop the March of
the Victorious Army Nor ( live. Up
Any of tlio Advantages They
Have Onlncd by War.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. H la stated here
In official circles that Japan has not yet ac
cepted the Invitation of { he United States to
submit the question ot the peace with China
to our mediation. While the statement Is
probably literally true , there Is reason to be-
llova that Japan has requested as a prelim
inary to action upon our Invitation that she
bo Informed explicitly just what terms China
has to propose as a basis of a treaty ot peace.
Up to this moment China has not submitted
any definite proposals , so that the delay ap
pears to bo rather on her part than with
Japan. It couldi not fairly be expected that
the Japanese would halt In their triumphant
march and perhaps afford their opponents
a very potent opportunity to rally from their
disorganized condition unless Japan Is fur
nished with tome satisfactory proposition by
China that may bo binding beyond question
upon the latter. No such satisfactory propo
sition has yet been made by China , but on the
contrary the Chinese tenders so far have
b3en on a basis that could not be accepted
with saftcy and contlstcncy by Japan.
For Instance , a Chinese proposition was that
Corea bo evacuated by both the Chinese and
Japanese troops. Inasmuch as the principal
cause of the war was the Japanese conten
tion that the entire Corean administrative
and financial system must be reformed on
modern lines , and that Japan must under
take tha task , a temporary occupation of the
country was a necessary condition. Another
condition , that the Japanese troops evacuate
China ( mined.ately , would also violate all
precedent , for It Is customary In such case ;
for the victorious nation to remain In posses
sion of captured territory as a pledge -until
the payment of the war Indemnity. Aftei
the , Franco-Prussian war the German
forces thus held Bclfort nnJ othei
French fortresses until the enor
mous war Indemnity of $1,000,000,00 (
had been paid In Germany. But disregarding
these points of difference , It It
becoming more evident that the
Interference ot European powers If
a itumbllng block In the way of a settle
ment of the war through the mediation
ot the United States , nearly all of them hav
ing Interests In the east which they regarc
as paramount to our own. An official whc
has given much attention to the subject Is ol
the opinion that Russia will never consent
to anything that looks like an Indefinite * oc
cupation of Corea by Japan , unless she li
hrself allowed to take possession of a pan
In Corea for the eastern terminus of tin
Siberian railway. France Is reported to havi
demanded a coaling station on the island o
Formosa , and Great Britain has reached foi
the Island of Clmscn.
HAS APOLOGIZED -ENGLAND. .
TIEN-TSIN , Nov , 13. The officials of thi
Chinese government this morning made tin
apologies demanded by the British govsru-
ment officials for the outrage committed b :
Chinese soldiers on board the British steam
ship Chung King In August last. The Chuni
King was saluted by the guns of the Takt
forts-and the re < julro < l apology vas made t <
the British minister.
On October 16 a dispatch from Shanghai t <
the Associated press announced that ai
ultimatum had been sent to the viceroy re
Harding the Chung King affair. It de
mantled that within toven days the Taota
Sheng bo dismissed and degraded , that thi
Chung King bo saluted with twonty-oni
guns from the Taku forts , and that a mone :
Indemnity bo paid to the owners of thi
Chung King. If these demands were no
compiled with in the speclflsd time the Brit
lah officials threatened that the fleet unde
command of Admiral Fremantlo would maki
reprisals , and It was believed that step
had been taken to occupy the Importan
Island of Chusan , which commands the lln
of communication by land and sea. Th
British occupied this Island In 1S41 durlni
the first war between China and England
Eventually the Chinese government sue
cocded In recovering Chusan by giving u ]
Hong. Kong ,
NI\V :
Mombernlilp Disclose * tlio Clone Irrlendhl |
Iletwrenilio Now nnd Itetlrlne I'rrnldont.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. Brazilian ofil
cere here glvo Interesting details of the ne' '
cabinet of Brazil , as briefly announced b ;
cable. The list Is said to contain errors I ;
the names , duo to transmission , but the Us
corrected as far as possible hero. Is as fol
Jews : Minister of finance , Rodriguez Alvei
Interior and justice , Uvaldlno do Amaral
foreign affairs. Rosae Sllva ; Industry , Santo
Plree ; war , General Bernardo Casquez ; ma
rlne. Vice Admiral Joaquln Francisco d
Abru. The significant feature of the ne-
cabinet Is that It discloses the cordlallt
between the retiring president , Pelxoto , an
the new president , Moraes , who will be In
augurated tomorrow , The new minister i
war Is- ono of Pelxoto's closest friends. H
and the new minister of marine have unt
now taken no part In politics and have bee
simply soldiers , Both were prominent con
manders In the war with Paraguay. Admin
Abru waa a hero of the famous naval battl
ot Plachuclo. During the recent revolutlo
he was In Europe. Inspecting the warshli
Brazil ordered there. The new minister <
flnanco occupied a similar position In Pel )
oto's first cabinet , and there distinguish
himself by his monetary policy. Ho was
conservative and a member of I'arllamer
under the empire during Dom Pedro's tlm
Of late ho has been senator. The mlnlsti
ot Industry Ina. . deputy representing tl
stateot Mlnas , a civil engineer and profess <
ot the school ot mines ot Outo > Pretoto. I ]
has always been a republican. The mlnlsti
of foreign affairs , Rosae Sllvn , Is speaker i
the House of Representatives and one of tl
deputies of the state of Pernambuco. I !
was In the Parliament of the empire an
wa minister of the Interior and public li
Btructor under Dom Pedro In the cablne
and Introduced the bill for the abolition <
slavery in 1888. He Is a lawyer ot abllll
and has traveled extensively. During tl
' empire Bllva belonged to the conservatl'
party. Tbe minister ot Interior and just ! <
Is a lawyer and vice president of the Sontxt
Ho represents In the cabinet chamber tl
state ot Parana. He has always been a r
publican. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
iitisu Mi\imus : .SOT i'i.touin. :
Arc I'ree to Make nr lircnU with Any Ki
trllih ( Internment.
DUBLIN , Nov. 14. At a meeting of 11
central branch ot the National federatli
this afternoon Justin McCarthy cald It w
nbt true tlmt the Irish parliamentary par
had ever pledged Itself to any English go
eminent. They were as freeas ever to d
clare their own terms and to break from ai
government refusing to rcccgnlso thn ft
claim * ot the Irish people , whoever \ve
out 'or came Into ofllce. They would p
in the present government again after dlse
lutlon If It did what the Irish wanted , t
though It was Scarcely possible that th * to
government would be returned , yet It
were the Irish members would reduce It
, a failure.If It did not listen to the Irish d
inamlB , They were the balance ot power i
either aide
You Uchvllluc' * Reilcnntlon Accepted.
BERLIN. Nov. 14. Emperor William h
tccepteil the resignation of Dr. Hermann vi
BoLolllng. the IluuUn minister ot Juatli
* aj baa appointed Dr , Scho ruled t , tormei
president of the cello court of appealr , to be
his successor. Dr. Schonstcdt Is a Catholic
of unknown political vlcwr. The conserva
tives are said to be pleased with his ap
pointment.
Dr. von Schelllng , the retiring minister of
justice , has been decorated with the gtnnJ
cross of the order of the Red Eagle , tet
with brilliants. _ _
LONDON WANTS OUU MIAN.
Any Amount of thn Fifty Million Cnn Do
Taken hjr ICnslMi ri'innclor ,
LONDON. Nov. 14" . The United States
loan of $50,000,000 Is hunted after everywhere
hero by financiers who are dcslrlous ot taking
a portion of It. The stock market will be
only too pleased to take any amount of It.
Many Inquiries have been mndo during the
day at the Morgan's banking house. The big
loan will bo most welcomed by the Investors
here who have Idle muney.
The Rothschilds Informed the Associated
press that they are most cordially supporting
the Issues and that they have cabled to the
Belmont banking house to subscribe to the
now loan promptly In their name.
NEW YORK. Nov. 13. It Is believed that
the largest subscribers to the government
loan will be Drexel , Morgan & Co. , the United
States Trust company , the Union Trust com
pany , J. & W. Sellgman and Drown Bros. ,
Kuehn , Lob & Co. and Speyer & Co. , some of
whom will act as agents of English and Ger
man financial Institutions In subscribing for
the bonds. This accounts for the weakness
In sterling exchange and relchmarks.
John A. Stewart , president of the United
States Trust company , said today the clr-
ular asking for bids Issued by Secretary
nrllslo was the best ever Issued by the gov-
rnment. "It protects the government , " said
r. Stewart , "at every possiblepoint. . There
no doubt as to the success of the loan.
he bonds will all be taken and paid for In
old and the government will not have to
iay a cent more than 3 per cent for the
oncy. It Is possible some ot the gold re-
elved for the bonds may ho brought from
urope and It Is also possible that some
Ills may be received on even more favorable
erms than 3 per cent. I cannot say anything
bout any syndicate bidding lor the bonds
) ecauso I do not know of any , but I know
liat the bonds will be taken. Every tub will
ave to stand on Its own bottom. In my
pinion no subscription will be received , the
naker of which cannot pay for the bonds In
; old not previously withdrawn from the treas-
iry therefor. There will be no difficulty In
jetting the gold and any suggestion that
here may be Is foolish. The banks will
rovldu the gold and they will have no dtffi-
iilty In getting the bonds If they want them.
"he terms of Mr. Carlisle's circular makes
he subscription open to everybody. There
is a demand for bonds , and , mark my words ,
ho Issue will be a complete success. "
A leading bank president said today : "If
.he banks are to pay for the bonds It will
ako all their gold , while If gold Is to bo
m ported for the purpose , rates of exchange
vlll bo reduced materially. The trust com-
allies probably have a good deal ot gold In
.heir vaults. _
ENGLAND STOinisWHI'T.
Itencuo of u Ship's Crexr lit Dover
Itlvi-m Jttully I'looin-d.
LONDON , Nov. 14. The storm continues
h the channel and throughout England. A
Norwegian ship has been driven ashore near
Oover. Her captain and several of her crew
were drowned while trying to land In one
f the ship's boats. The rest of the crew
ivcro rescued by means of the rocket appar-
tus. In the presence of thousands of ex
ited spectators.
The rivers Avon and Sour have overflowed
.nd In Devonshire many of the Inhabitants
iava sought refuge on the housetops. A
large -number ot cattle and sheep have been
rowned , and traffic In the valley suspended.
The river Thames has risen four feet at
Richmond. All cross channel traffic has
icen stopped from and to Folkestone. At
Bournemouth thousands of tons of cliff have
leen washed Into the sea. At Dover a great
iart of the pier was carried away , and this
fternoon the gale Is BO severe nt Portsmouth
hat all communication with the war ships
t Splthcad has stopped.
An unknown two-masted vessel was seen
ft Guernsey during the gale this morning.
she was apparently making bad weather of
t. Suddenly she disappeared nnd It Is sup-
osed she foundered , taking all her crew
own with her. Further reports from the
iouth and east ot England report enormous
asses of property. A number of villages arc
nundated and the Inhabitants all aver the
low lying parts of these places were removed
n boats to places of safety. The wrecking
t several email vessels is reported from
long the cast and south coasts.
\viHTi\VAYin : SUETT EVKKVIIIINO.
Largest Minorities Kver Given in the Island
of Nt. .lolnn.
ST. JOHNS , N. P. , Nov. 14. The White-
wayltes have swept St. Johns , overwhelming
the government with majorities greater thar
ever before attained In an election on the
island. In St. Johns cast the two White-
waylto candidates received 2,190 and 2,054
respectively against the government 'can
didates , who received 1,324 and 1,125 respect-
l\el.v. In fit. jUuits v.est thise Whlteway-
tea wen elected with equally large major
ities. In the ( thcr districts the result wll
not bo known betore tomorrow night. A
serious element was added to the political
situation today by the knowledge that New
foundland bonds fell several points on the
foreign exchanges upon receipt of the new :
ot the Whltewaylte victory. The debt o1
the colfiny Is very heavy and It Is chargec
the Whltewaylte party was mainly Instru
mental In Incrcaslnc It. Public work o ;
every description was stopped today , thi
government feeling unable ( o continue with
out a reasonable prospect of floating bond
for the amount necessary to cover the ex
pendltures. Railway operations ore olsi
suspended owing to the same cause.
The Whlteway Itea have won three legls
latlvo seats In the Placentln. This will glv
them twenty-one nnd the gov rnment seven
teen. The seat for St. Batbo Is before tin
courts. The government will retain offlc
until the legislature , meets In March , thei
will appeal to the court.
r re n eh rriiltlon In
PARIS , Nov. 17. During1 the debate 01
Madagascar In the Chamber of Deputle
yesterday M. Honotaux , minister of forclgi
affairs , made a Ions ; speech , during whlcl
he declared France was In perfect agree
ment with other powers , Including England
respecting her protectorate over Madngas
car. France , he added , could not vacat
that Island and renounce lier rights nov
that she has made Madagascar a center o
commerce , nnd that the fruits of Frencl
colonization promised well for the future
The minister of foreign affairs also con
sldered that 13,000 soldiers nnd a credit o
65,000,000 frarcs would suffice. Continuing
M. Hanataux said : "Our freedom of nctlo
Is complete. There Is no question of for
elgn Intervention. The Chamber then re
f erred the credit question to a special com
mlttee. _ _
. .InVndo u tlooil Catch.
WASHINGTON. Nov. U. The Jopanes
minister , Mr. Kurlno , has received the following
lowing- cable from Toklo : "Our army oc
cupled Tallenwan on the afternoon of th
8th Instant , bnvlny destioyed Chinese toi
nedoes. Our fleet , truns-p'rls und torped
boats are vafely anchored In the bay. Th
torpedo station , with equipments , chin t a c
Rtibinurlne torpedoes , eighty cannon and te
telephone lines and the telegraphs have bee
captured. " _ _
Sciirlrt Fever lu Clmrltalilo ln llltiMon .
MONTREAL , Nov. . Blnee Sunday seal
let fever and diphtheria have sudflenl
broken out here. Seventeen cuees of scarU
fever nnd diphtheria are known to exist I
the Protestant Infanta home and twelve I
the Foundling home. There have been flv
deaths. _
Wulltne on the UnltrU Ktntni.
LONDON , Nov. 14-It IB stated here o
good authority that the European powei
are not disposed to take any action In n
Rard to the war between China and Japa
as lonir as the government if the Unite
States la ofterlnK mediation.
CLEVELAND AND CURRENCY
President Fatting in His Time on an
Important Topic.
WORKING CUT AN ENTIRELY NEW SYSTEM
llnltltnoro I'lnn I'ropoRcd by the Hankers In
September to llo the Hulls of the Ad-
iiilulstrntlon'g I'ollcy fcntnro or
the rre ld iit' MeMiige.
NEW YORK , Nov. 14. It Is reported here
that the president is considering the Idea
of submitting to the country a plan tor cur
rency reform. Ho believes that the currency
system Is Inherently vicious ; that It Is re
sponsible for financial Ills , which must recur
so long as It Is retained. Satisfied with this
diagnosis he will undoubtedly prescribe a
remedy calculated to give the finances per
manent health , believing possibly that this
can bo done only by supplanting the present
system. The subject will be the dominant
feature In his message to congress In De
cember.
It Is sold ho will favor many ot the sug
gestions made by the bankers national con
vention at Baltimore In September. What la
known as the Baltimore plan , adopted at that
convention , appealed to the president as
having features of undoubted merit. He ob
tained a copy of the plan , and since that
time he has been studying and working on
the subject. Briefly stated the Baltimore
plan provides for a guaranty fund by levying
a small tax upon all of the banks. This Is
to be used to pay the notes of banks which
become Insolvent.
Since It became whispered among finan
ciers that the president was preparing to
address congress upon the currency system ,
EO many suggestions have reached him that
he thought It advisable to gather some ex
pert testimony among the bankers whom he
could not personally consult. The present
visit of William B. Curtis , assistant secre
tary of the treasury , to this city , Is under
stood to be for the purpose ot sounding public
opinion here upon the general subject.
While Mr. Curtis Is In New York , As
sistant Treasurer Conrad N. Jordan Is In
Washington. Ho Is urging upon the presi
dent to recommend to congress the appoint
ment of a currency commission , non-partisan
In character , and composed of representa
tive men of all sections , which shall consider
, the currency question In Us various bearings
and report a system of reform to congress.
INCIIUASING .M.iII , 1MCII.IT1KS.
ifTort Will Io Mmlo to Utilize the Street
Itnllwny Service.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. Owing to the
Illness of Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Ncllson , the report of his oQlce Is made
by George F. Stone , who Is acting In his
stead. The report deals with that branch of
the postal service which looks after mall
transportation. For the star service It Is
shown that' ' there are 19,375 routes , with an
aggregate length of 251,587 miles , and the
total of miles traveled Is 113,570,338 , at an
expense of J5,8tG,85C , and an estimate for
next year of $5,875.000.
Consideration Is being given to the feasi
bility of utilizing electric and other rapid
motor street car lines to facilitate the trans
portation of malls In the Important cities
between the main postofflccs and branch
oIDces and to and from the main station. A
plan of this kind will probably Include
the running of special cars on the street
lines for the exclusive use of the mall serv
ice , not only for carrying locked pouches ,
but In which a certain amount of distribu
tion will be possible. Of course , such an
arrangement could be effected only by the
hearty co-operation of the street car com
panies with the department for the Im
provement of the service' . This1 office hopes
.0 accomplish some such substantial result
n the direction Indicated within the next
year.
The cost ot railway mall service was $3-
212,350 , and the estimate for next year $3-
205,000. Railway postoffico clerks cost
{ 6,878,194 , and the estimate for next year Is
$7,333,000. The total number of pieces ol
mall handled waa 10,532,234,255 , In which
but 1,281,094 errors were made. The foreign
mall service cost $1,369,272 ; estimate for nexl
year , $1,919,400. .
CAUSKS Or TUB TUOUIILI
Indian Agent Wlndom Point * Out the Diffi
culty In Imlliui Territory.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. The last repor
of Indian Agent Wlndom made to the Indlat
office throws considerable light upon thi
conditions In the territory which have re
suited In troubles of considerable momen
In the Indian country , such as the reign o
terror caused by bands of robbers and ma
rauders. Ho points out In the first placi
the necessity of the enlargement of thi
courts In the Indian Territory , saying : "Slnci
the act of March 1. 1889 , establishing a fed
eral court In the Indian Territory , there haj
been no special legislation by congress extending
tending Its jurisdiction or Increasing thi
number df judges. "
As to the evils to be eradicated , Mr. Win
dom points out land grabbing. The India !
Is satisfied with a small tract of land , bu
those who have Intermarried with Indlai
women have fenced In and apportioned ti
their own use thousands of acres. The lam
Is held In common. He says : "The Indian
are reluctant to break up their tribal rcla
tlons and to assume the status of Unltei
States citizens , with Its attending responsl
bllltles. If I am not mistaken , however , th
concensus of opnlon among the Indians I
that some change Is Inevitable , and that , too
In the near future. "
Mr. Wlndom has something to say1 about i
beverage known as "Choctaw beer. " H
says : "Good Choctaw beer , n drink com
pounded of barley , hops , tobacco , fish , berrle
and a small amount ot alcohol , Is manu
factured without stint In many portions of th
agency. It Is certain that Its sale Is a fruit
fill source of evil , disorder and crime. " II
advised legislation for tbo suppression c
this traffic. _
IlnmUn Will He Acting f-'coretary.
WASHINGTON. Nov. H. There is nothIng
Ing- sensational In the statement that As
slstant Secretary Hamlln has been desls
nated by the president to act for the comln
six months as secretary of the treasur
during the absence of Secretary Cnrllsl
from the department. The designation c
Mr , Hamlln to net as secretary Is In cor
tlmmtlcn of n custom which hns prevalle
In the Treasury department ever since Mi
Carlisle has been secretary , Kach of tlire
assistants nerves In this capacity for hal
a year In relation , and as the acting secrt
tary they sign nil papers of a routln
character , thus relieving the secretary fror
this onerous duty. This otllclal destgnatlo
Is necessary under the law , which require
certain tmecllled papers shall be slgnc
either by the secretary or an acting seer *
tnry. The secretary docs not contemplnt
leaving' Washington , but much of his tlni
for the next two weeks will be devoted t
the preparation of his annual report.
Child Died nf Hydrophobia.
WASHINGTON. Nov. . Vlrgle McDei
molt , the H-year-old daughter of Q. McUei
mott of 29 Dumbarton avenue , was bttte
by a dog nine weeks ago , and today die
with all the symptoms of hydrophobia , Tli
doc was n black mongrel cur and bit th
Klri twice In the face and at the same Urn
bit a nelphbor's dog and disappeared. Tli
dog which was bitten shows signs of rable
Imlliin Commission Hold Senslon.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. Ex-Scnator I
L. Dawes , A. S. McKennon and M. H , Kldd
commissioners to the Indian territory , ai
holding a meeting In Washington and wl
probably make a report to the secretary i
the Interior. The commission has made
thorough Investigation ot th ? avoirs In the
Indian country with a Ylew' . to settling the
anomalous conditions existing there.
ADVANCING
Ohnlrmun finyers Tnklnc lcp to
"
Thmio flHIn P0rw4 il.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14 , Chairman Say-
ers of tno house committee on appropriations
has telegraphed the clerk : , of that committee
that he will arrive In Washington on the
20th of this month wlthU view'of getting
appropriation bills under 4ay as far as pos
sible before congress convenes on Decem
ber 3. The three months' cession never af
fords too much time for the consideration ot
these necessary matter- and there Is a
special reason for expedition In the. prepar
ation of the bills for the approaching ses
sion owing to the probability of the loss of
much time In chaffing over the late elec
tions. The democrats expect a good deal
of this from the republicans and naturally
desire to bo able to forestall it with busi
ness as far as they ore atlo ) to do BO. Ap
propriation bills always have right of way.
The appropriations for only about lliree ot
'
these bills , the District 'ot Colutl.oU , the
fortifications and pension bills , ha\e to far
been furnished but It li undctsiocd that
other estimates will follow soon , , aud by the
time these shall have been dUposcd of by
the committee other bills will be ready for
Its consideration. The subcommittees which
have these three bills to deal with have been
summoned by the clerk , In obedience to Mr.
Bayers' Instructions to meet on the 22d Inst.
There have been no changes In the mem
bership of any ot these subcommittees ex
cept In that on the District of Columbia.
A rearrangement of this subcommittee has
been necessitated by the retirement of Mr.
Compton , who was Its former chairman.
Representative Williams ot Illinois , who for
merly held third place on thesubcommlttee ,
has been advanced to tlio chairmanship , Mr.
Dockery of Missouri retaining second place ,
to which ho was originally appointed , and
Mr. Robertson of Lou slana being given a
place on the subcommittee. ;
mscuNSKD coii > juii > KAIUIKICS.
Association of American Agricultural Cell -
l ! -cs In Sei < itin lit . .Washington.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. Several ques
tions of agricultural Importance were given
general discussion at the * general session of
the Association of _ American Agri
cultural colleges , and It was decided
to appoint a committee of five to confer
with various educational , associations as to
entrance examinations , coijrtes ot study and
other questions concerning th.e work of the
agricultural Institutions , the , committee's re
port to be submitted at the next annual con-
entlon. Tbe conditions and ? needs of the
: olored farmers of , Ahbama were
'escribed In an address by Prof ,
W. Hoffman of th& Tuskogee
institute. He spoke nf ( he efforts of the
Institution to elevate the colored men of the
tate > and referred to the , almost exclusive
levotlon of their lands _ \o \ cotton raising.
: 'tof. W. L. Broun of the , .Alabama Agrjcul-
ural and Mechanical college also bespoke
he success of the Tuskogea Institute and
.ssertcd that the future success ot the colored
ace depended largely upoti their Industrial
'ducatlon ' and their continual -advancement
n that line so as to finally' become h factor
n the wealth of the country. Director A.
" 3. True of the office of experiment stations
f the Agricultural department ispoko of the
assistance rendered by the office to the
igrlcultural Institutions 'And reviewed the
ifflce work for the. car. , t ,
MAV NOT
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Economy I.lkily to Uelmyitho Naming-
a 1'oitinaster roc Onialui. .
WASHINGTON , " Nov , ' .U. Postmaster Gen-
iral Blsscll.was unable to come , to the depart
ment today , and * a iessagoj Vas sent ID him
"V one 'of his assistants to tnfe effect "that the
ppolntmerit of a postmaster for Omaha at
his time , would necessitate , the consumption
t considerable time In sending- blank bonda
'or the new postmaster to bmaha , In having
hem satisfactorily executed by the coming
man , In returning then } tb Washington for
he approval of the postm ster general- and
n forwarding a commission. If these pro-
Imlnarles had been alien ltd to thus , the
ssuance of a commission would be delayed
so that the new postmast r could not take
possession of the office un til near the
of the present month. Immediately there
after his name would be Bent to the senate ,
and after confirmation by * , the senate new
lends would have to be Issded and executed
and a new commlsslontfqrwarded. ( Under
he circumstances , Postmaaior General tjlssell
las been advised by his assistant to defer the
ippolntment of a postmastjelr for Omaha , un-
11 after the meeting of cpr Kress , when bul
one appointment will neec to. be made and
but one commission Issued ! It Is not knowr
whether or not the postn ; aster general will
act upon this suggestion.
TCLKQRAl'H I1ID8O NUT GO.
'
r t
Only Sealed Offers for tho/Nntr Hand Issue
Will Ito KntrrUlnocl.
.WASHINGTON , Nov. 1 The chief ol
the loan and currency dfvU\on \ , Treasury department -
partment , today sent a iarge number of blanli
forms for the use of persorjs. desiring to make
bids for the new G per celit loan. The re.
qulrement In Secretary Carllslo's clrculai
that bidders should pay' 0 'per cent In gok
or coin certificates Immediately on receipt ol
the notice of the acceptance of their bid !
was explained today by Assistant Secretary
Curtis. .Several parties wh'o made bids a
the time of the last Issue failed to make theli
bids good , while others who were not re
garded as responsible made large bids ant
when they were rejected inade complaint !
ot their treatment. Mr. Curtis said the re
qulrcmcnts In. yesterday's .circular were ti
get rid of these clashes of bidders. It 1 ;
stated that bids have already been recelvei
at the treasury by telegraph , but no ntten
tlon was paid to them. , Alj bids received bj
telegraph or otherwise , than sealed will bi
treated as Irregular and no attention wll
be paid to them. |
Scheme WontU * piork Anywny.
WASHINGTON , NirV , , r4. fienatorv > Ranson
authorizes the Assocla d rass to deny thi
story published this arnjng that he an <
Senator Gorman havoi'boi/n / cpnEUllatloi
with a view to having .a if extra session o
the North Carolina legislature called In orde
to elect a democrat. c scqator to succeed Mr
Jarvls , the new legislating being fusion am
the present democrat - , } Senator Ranson
cays the story la abaurdaa ( Its face , for th
constitution ot the erne ntvides that shouli
an extra cession of ( he { legislature be callei
now the new member * andinot the old mem
bers would be brought tqgefiier ,
WASHINGTON , NqvJ a4.r-(8peclal ( Tele
gram ) 'J he folwles ; pOJttr a ers have be :
appjlnted : Iowa ilpor - ? , , r.o a count )
Lewis Hattery , vice FKarjg Andrews , r
signed : Ortonvllle , Uallpwcaiinty , It. 55. Or
ton , vice Walter Smith , 'removed ; Peorln
Mahaska county , W. il.Slieesley , vice W
P. Harris , resigned ; . fVrecllon , Monro
county , Miss Oman M. dholson , vice J.V
Robinson , reslcneiV , , f ,
South Dakotn--Crefltpi , Prnnlnsto
county , J. V , DeWJttve Marshall Ny <
resigned ; MUsIon 'Hill , , Yankton count )
ISsnTa V. Stewart , vce | P. U. Nichols , re
eljrncd.
The postonice at Lln cOt. Blalne count )
Neb. , baa been discontinued ; mall will g
to Dunning.
.MHIiufftclure * for I'.iport.
WASHINGTON. Nov. J4.-8ecretary Cm
Hale today approved regulatlono under sec
tlon CO of the new drift act , This sectlo
provides that articles may be manufacture
In wholeor In part cf Imported materials , c
of materials subject to internal revenu
taxes , Intended fortxportntlon. provided tli
same Is done In a bonded warehouse an
under regulations to be prescribed by tli
ttecretary of the treaiurjThe regulation
" "
cover over sixty typawrlUen""page8 , an
prescribe In detail all requirements to prc
tect the government from Iropcsltlon of an
character. The regulations vrere-aent to th
public printer today ,
OL , C01T IN A QUANDARY
ioklish Position in Which a Gallant
Militiaman Finds Himself.
Q'JEL TO THE FIRING ON THE MOB
a Declines to Obey n Coroner' * Summons
far 1'cnr of llclng Lynched Governor
McKlnloy 1'romlics 1'rotcctlon Feel
ing Itunnliig Vcrjr High ,
COLUMBUS , O , , Nov. 14. Great events are
rowing at Washington Court House. Col-
nel Colt declines , by a < lvlco of his attorneys ,
o go to Fayette county to be examined as a
Itncss by tlio coroner concerning tlio part
10 Fourteenth Ohio National guard took In
> edlcnco to orders of Governor McKlnloy to
sslst Sheriff Cook In protecting Dolby , a
egro , who confessed to a criminal assault
nil who had been sentenced to twenty years
n the penitentiary. In giving that pro-
ectlon four persons were killed and about
dozen wounded by the military firing upon
le mob when It l.ad broken open the doors
f tlio court house to get tlie negro.
Colonel Colt's attorneys , Hon. George K.
ash and Henry J. Booth , assure the gov-
rnor that Colt's life would bo placed In
eopardy by going. The coroner declines
o come to Columbus to take Colt's deposl-
on , Insisting that ho shall go thereBe -
causa of Injury to their business leading
LW abiding citizens of Washington Court
louse have assured the governor privately
mt If Colt were to go there he and Sheriff
ook , no doubt , would bo thrown Into jail ,
larged with murder , after which the coroner
ould become sherirf-ofilclo , and that men
whoso friends were killed would ride the
ounty and gather a mob and that Colt and
'ook , and especially Colt , would be dragged
rorn jail and lynched.
Governor McKlnley has assured Colonel
olt that If he were to go and harm were
rfereil to him the whole power of the state ,
nd of the nation If necessary , would be
ent to his support.
Colonel Colt's reply to that Is : "What
; oed would that do my wife and family after
had been Jailed or lynched ? "
L'eutenant Colonel W. N. P. Darrow , a
; raduato of West Point , but now a cltlycn
lero and on officer of the Fourteenth Ohio
National guards , said to the governor that
ho government would not suffer Colt to be
njured , and asked the governor to detail
n escort to protect him. Pending this
onversatlon and while the governor was
onslderlng some plan by which the send.ng
f the military might bo avoided Colonel
Jarrow said : "Governor , the detail from
lie Fourteenth desires to go , with your ofll-
lal sanction. If you cannot see your way
lear to 'give such Fonctlon I will have the
eglmcnt go as Individuals and with guns
> rotect the colonel It harm Is offered. " In
hat event and If shooting were to occur
nd blood bo spilled tlio men , It would seem ,
might be Indicted for murder or shooting
with Intent to kill.
The situation is very grave. It Is so
grave. Indeed , that the representative of the
Associated press cannot give the names of
aw-abldlng and well known men at Wash-
ngton Court House whom he has seen prl-
ately and who are conferring privately with
ho officers of the state. Attorneys at
Vashlngion Court House who say that the
[ ovcrnor and m'.lltary did right In maintain-
ng 'the law absolutely refuse to assist In
he legal defense of Colt , because It would
ta tantamount to maklnKarr4ngcments.-'T5
> 'Wctlco law In some other county , . , A11
awabldlng"mouths In Washington Court
Iqufo are afc atlll as death. The other sldo
s' doing ell the talking.
The , question confronting the governor Is :
Shall a sheriff , elected and sworn to exe-
: ute tlio law , and a colonel ordered to his
assistance be sacrificed for doing their ofil-
lal duty ?
Ilev. Dr. Gladden , who denounced the mob
n a letter to the Columbus Dispatch , declines
o give out for publication letters received
rom Washington Court House from both
Ides because of the fact that the writers
vould be made ? to suffer by members of the
nob. Ho was threatened with assasslna-
| on If he came there for any purpose. He
> urned that letter. It Is mentioned to show
he feeling at that place. Publication of
all these events Is made here today.
TICKLED LIXCOLA''S Sir JILL SKT.
Onr.ihu'g Ebony Wnrbicrs I'lrnso Capital
< lly Society I'eon'n linmrmoly.
LINCOLN , Nov. 14.-Speclal ( Telepram.- )
The "Omaha Ethiopian Songsters , " assisted
jy the Boyd Theater orchestra , took Lincoln
by storm tonight , and added another tri
umph to their Omnha success. The Funkc
opera house was filled with the flower ol
Lincoln's society , who testified In the heart ! ,
est manner to their appreciation of this
inln.ue and elaborate entertainment. The
proirrnm presented to Lincoln was consid
erably varied frun the one given In Omaha ,
Among the most catching features were
: he local political hltH on the late election ,
These dusky Omahn warblers proved themselves -
selves as well up In political Information
as In negro dialect and attitude. Among UK
principal features In a lengthy progrnrr
were : "Little Alabama Coon , " Miss EII1 <
[ lustier ; "Standln" on de. Corner. " Miss Cor
i > ett ; "JwlK-a-Siiljr Jang Tay. " a quartel
by Misses Sandow , Chocolate Drop , Corbetl
and Wet Sponge ; "Stump Speech , " Yelllnp
Mary Leese , and the "Wedding of Sara ! ;
Jane , " Sister Sponge und Soak and Wet
"Do You Want to Be a Member of dc Liinf
Kiln Club" was new and effective. In tin
opinion of Lincoln's best critics these so
clety ladles of Omaha have blazed a nove
liut entirely decorous path In the maze o :
popular fads. Imitators will be soon Ii
the field In other cities. The Omaha partj
returned tonight on the Hock Island train
which ivaa held until after 11 o'clock. Thi
following' Omaha people occupied boxes
Mesdames Wyinan , McKenna , Whltmore
Cotton , Cramlull ; Misses Doane. MlmcbauRh
Crelghton , Kmma Crelghton , McKenna , Ma
lone , Curtis , Van Court , Fowler nnd Gran
dall ; Messrs. Crelghton , Toanp , Mu'lon , Bny
tier. Gulou , Cudnhv. Wilson. Wyman. Crnn
dall and Low. In the parquet were : Messrs
Stocking- , Cooke , Kennedy. Swobe , Elliott
KingDaniels , Wood and Butler ,
TiKtcn Directed nil Arcjulttiil ,
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 14. In the United State
court-today Judge Priest , on the failure o
the government to prove Its case , dlrectci
a verdict of acquittal In the case of Charle
H. Mekeel , charged with having Columbia ]
postage stamps cancelled contrary to law
Baker , the Shrewsbury postmaster , uwor
to making' arrangements with Scott , wh
professed to represent Mekeel , for rebate
on Columbian stamps , which he , us post
master , was to cancel. Scott swore to mak
In ? arrangements with Baker , and said h
supposed he was acting for Mekeel , but I
turned out that ho was mistaken. Othe
evidence was Introduced from which It np
pears that the stamped packages were ad
dressed to the C. H. Mekeel Stamp an
Printing company , nnd not to Mekeel , an
on motion of the defendant , by attorney !
Judge Priest directed a verdict of acqultta
Failed to Show ( tp for Trlnl.
BONOLA , I. T. , Nov. 14.-The Chocta >
troubles caused by Sllon Lewis' exccutlo
are slowly subsiding. The seven other pc
lltlcal murder accomplices of Lewis , n
cently released on their own recopnlzanci
were to have appeared here Monday to
trial. Up to today but one , Daniel Bom
has shewn up. It Is generally believed thn
most of the number have Kane to the Clilct
asaw nation. The cases have been contli :
ued until the next term of court.
Hi-covered Horn1 * More Stamps.
NEW ALBANY , Ind. , Nov. 14.-A lettc
received here today from Postmaste
Bchlndlvr states that JJ.453 worth of atnmr
stolen from the ofllce In this city hud bee
recovered. This mokes a total of J3.7.
worth of stamps recovered. One thousan
dollars worth and > 18 In cash aie nil
missing.
T.jriiclicru Ilrouvht to the lUr.
CULLUM , Ala. , Nov" . U.-John and Moi
roe Evans were lynched in this county I
1831. The governor and this county offere
a reward for the lynchers. Twelve mei
nccuneit of complicity In the crime have
Just been arrested and nre In jail here.
Many others nre to be arrested.
j-'nox FOHKST rut us.
SoTernl FntntltlcB Itepnrtod from Arkaimn *
nnd Mlml lpil. |
MEMPHIS , Nov. H. The forest fires which
are now raging In Arkansas and In
parts of Shelby county caused the burning of
three negro shanties near Mllllngton , Tcnn. ,
last week and probably the death of a
ncgress named Fa mile. Woods. It Is thought
she will die. Another casualty occurred on
Mrs. W. P. Ycrke's plantation , about four
miles from Mllllngton , on last Thursday. A
negro baby , the child of ono Pitt Rhea , was
playing near the nre when her drees became
ignited and before any ono could reach her
she was burned so badly that she died a few
hours later. It Is reported that flvo bodies ,
thought to be those * of a hunting party , have
been found In St. Francis bottom , In Arkan
sas , opposite Memphis. Fires have broken
out In the Nonconnah bottom , just south of
Memphis.
HOLLY SPRINGS , Miss. , Nov. 14. Forest
flics are raging In this country. Owing to
the long dry spell the woods burn like
tinder. The greatest damage has been done
east of this city , where the people had to
turn out and fight the flames In order to
save their crops and homes. The air Is
filled with smoke In every direction.
KAMKD TJIK 1 > K.11 > 31A.H.
I'roiprct tlio ( iniiff Ontlty of Ilia Sylvan
Creek Itoliberr M r llo Itun Down.
SALINA , Kan. , Nov. 4. The man killed
at the Sylvan Creek robbery has been Identi
fied as Stephen McKee. His homo was
near Elmlra , a small Interior town In the
central part of Mitchell county. The father
of the dead man , after looking at the body ,
pronounced It to be that of his son , and It
was turned over to him for burial. It Is
further known that the names of the other
members of the gang are Anthony McKee ,
the leader , a brother of Stephen , Morrison
Hill and Shelton. All are residents of the
Blue Hill cou-try In southern Mitchell county.
There Is a largo band of them ttrere. They
are said' to be fully organized and act under
orders of a leader or captain , not confining
their depredations to any particular class of
crimes. The McKecs are related to the
notorious Bill Starr , now In custody at Fort
Smith , Ark.
From Information now In possession of the
officers all the gang may be run down.
WJSLL ItF.CKl VKl > AT ll'ASIIlSOTOlf.
Worl < of Tlio lice's Keillor In tlio Lute Cam-
liitlcn Is Appreciated.
CHICAGO , Nov. 14. ( Special Telegram. )
Walter Wcllman , Washington corespondent
of the Herald , will say In tomorrow's Issue :
"A western editor who comes In for warm
words of pralso hero at the capital though
not , perhaps , In the office of Secretary Mor
ton Is Mr. Htsewatcr ofThe Omaha Bee.
There was no more conspicuous personal vic
tory In the country than that which Editor
Rosewater won last week In his defeat of
Majors , the republican candidate for gov
ernor of Nebraska. Any ono who knows the
Inside of Nebraska politics and the tyranny
exercised by the dominant republican ring
there understands that courage was required
In the Omaha editor when he took the stump
and threw the force of his paper against the
leading candidate of his own party. Ho was
Insulted at meetings , and threats were even
uttered against his person , but he made his
fight , and perhaps' to his own surprise ,
won It. " _
_ r/.vjK ' i\Aami \ VUT ,
-Threatened Strike of Conl.lllgRori In Penn-
> tvitnlii- .
PITTSBURGH Nov. 14. The. operators in
the Clcarfleld d'strlct ' have taken the Initia
tive In reducing the' ' price of coal mining.
The Belle Lewis and Yates Mining companies
have posted a notice that after .November 1C
the rates In their mines would be reduced 6
cents per ton to 35 cents' . About 2,000 men
are affected and there is talk of a strike.
The Berwind-Whlto Mining company , In the
nmo district , employing 6,500 men , will
irobably follow this example of reduction ,
.nd a general lowering of the scale rate In
ho district will result.
The operators In the Plttsburg district
liavo threatened to make reductions and
will now probably bo forced to this end In
jrtler to compete with coal from the Clear-
field district. The reason given by the
Clearfleld operators for the cut is that coal
s being mined cheaper In this district.
KILLED Iff A COVUT IWVSK.
Jlcrk at thn Court Shoots the IMnn Ap
pointed to Succeed Him In Ofllee.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Nov. 14. Chancellor
Andrew Allison of this city was shot and
nstantly killed this afternoon , In a corridor
n the court house , by George K. Whit-
worth , for six years past the clerk and master
f the court. Whltworth then shot and fatally
wounded himself. Chancellor Allison's son ,
Granvllle , was appointed a few days ago to
uccecd Whltworth as clerk , tomorrow.
Whltworth accosted Chancellor Allison and
when the latter turned partly around Whlt
worth fired the contents of a double-barreled
gun Into his face and breast. Chancellor
Allison died Instantly. Whltworth then draw
a pistol from his pocket and shot himself
twice In the breast.
iU mlorcd IIU Clients' Money.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 14.-Wnltcr D.
Allen , a member of the bar of this city ,
today pleaded guilty In the criminal court
to the embezzlement of $12,000 from Rev.
John. J. Hufferman , $ UX ) from Joseph N.
Hamilton and J5.200 from Thomas Karle.
Allen has been the trusted agent of the
prosecutors for many years nnd the money
had been put In his hands for Investment.
He Kot Into speculation on his own account
nnd his clients cath was swept away. Rev.
Hufferman's losses aggregate $12,000 , but the
largest part was barred by the law of limi
tations.
Itodloi lloeoverocl at I.iiKt.
CREEDE , Colo. , Nov. 11. The mangled
remains of Charles D. Proctor , Hugh Fay ,
Thomas Evcreole and Archie Dowell are to
night being taken from the Amethyst mint
shaft. It Is eighty-two days since the burn.
Ing of the mine shaft house melted the
strands of the cable and let the heavy sklr
go crashing down 851 feet on an Incline tt
crush and mangle these four men , who wen
working at the bottom of the shaft. It bus
been Impossible to recover the bodies untl
tonight on account of the mine belnt
Hooded.
Ilunced for AmituU.
FREDERICKSBUna , Va. , Nov. 14.-
Mosea Christopher , the negro who committee
an assault on a 7-year-old child some twc
months ago In Caroline county , was hangec
at noon today at Howllnp Qrecn. The mat
was dead four minutes after the fall of UK
trap , his neck being broken.
Llmttnimnt I'rlnce Miirrlrd.
BLOOMINGTON. 111. , Nov. 14.-Llcutenan
Leonard Prince of the United States army
stationed at Fort Omaha , nnd Miss Kather
Inc. Ithlnehart of this city were marrlet
here tonight at the First Baptist church
It was n military wedding and a verj
brilliant event.
ICxportu During October.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-A Btatemen
prepared at the bureau of statistics , Trcas
ury department , shows exports during Oc
( olier as follows : Mineral oils , i3,7G5Q91
cottons , * 50.7M > , GOG : breadstuffs , Jt9b , MG
provisions , J12C36,274.
.Uoiemcnti ot Snmoliic Vrurli , Nov. H
At New York Arrived Fuerst Bismarck
from New York.
At Liverpool Arrived Numtdlan , fron
Montreal.
At San Francisco Arrived United State
ship Bear , from Onalaska.
At New York Arrived Teutonic , fror
Liverpool.
At London Arrived Memnantlc , fror
Baltimore.
At New York Arrived Nomadic , fror
Liverpool.
At Rotterdam Arrived Ohio , from Bajll
more.
At Southampton Arrived Paris , froi
New York.
Episcopalian Congress Takes a Shot at
the Secular Press , _
1
LUNDAY PAPER THE PRINCIPAL TARGET
Hov. Robert llollnnd at Ht. Loul * Hill
( loud Word to Say for the Much
Abtiied Stnentlt Day
IMItloii.
BOSTON. Nov. 14. The "Sunday News
papers" was the topic which engaged the
attention of a largo attendance at the ses
sion of the Episcopal church congress at
Music hall this evening. Bishop Lawrence
presided. The first speaker was Rev. Robert
A. Holland , D.I ) . , of St. Louis. Ho said In
substance that Sunday newspapers were as
diverse as their number , and no word that
characterized one would exactly describe an
other. In a masterly manner ho showed
how the newspaper of the present day was
a searchlight thrown Into every hiding
place. "Us condemnation turns crowns to
deathcaps. Many a rich scamp fears It who
does not fear the civil laws. Ho knows not
the day or the hour In which , upon sotno
llason , some orgle , some swindling , the
newspapers will come as a ' 'thief In the
night' and strip oft his false reputation and
wrap him in shaino that will burn the very
flesh from his bones. Virtue does feats and
whenever Us deeds are worthy the news
paper notes them as worthy of the world's
eye.
eye."What
"What of the day in the seven called In
the blblo the day of rest ? Shall the world's
consciousness sleep then or bo moro than
over awake ? For myself , I must hold In
truth to Its day a day of the sun and that
observance of It to bo holiest which is
sunny , most allvo with light. Because It Is
a holy day , It Is also a holiday. It bids
men feast , not fast. The Sunday news
paper , without detaining the few who seek
the highest heaven , saves millions of poor
souls from listless stupor or Ignorant
pastimes by drawing their Interest In the
world's dally life to an ampler reading than
work days permit. It Is their one book ; ,
their museum ; their art gallery. " ffll
Rev. G. George Currle , D.D. , presented - ' I
sented the. next paper. Ho said In part : Jt \
"It goes without saying that the secular
newspaper Is ono of our most Important
Institutions ; It Is necessary to the present
type of civilization ; It la thus Indispensable
to frea government ; It Is to much so that
you may safely say that It Is a quael-dlvino
Institution , yet the Sunday paper occupies It
exclusively with other days' Interest. It
throws open the stores for use and puts us
In the nililEt ot the markets and takes ua
frequently in column after column through
scenes of horror.
"It Is hard to see how people can justify
the Immediate prefacing their prayers and
their holy communion by partaking sacra-
mentally an hour before of the world , the
flesh and the devil through the columns ot
the Sunday paper. "
Richard Dana , the next speaker , to support
his claim as to the needlessness of Sunday
newspapers , used the summary of a particu
lar showing of the matter provided for the
edification of Its readers.
For purposes of comparison Mr , Dana said
ho had obtained twenty-one papers from
the cities of Boston , New York , Philadelphia ,
Baltimore , Chicago , Cincinnati , St. Louis.
L'oulsvlllc , Atlanta and San Francisco.
What first Impressed him vyas the sfzb ot
these journals , the average of them being
In reading matter alone equal to and and one-
half the contents of the New Testaments
The Illustrations of the papers were crude
and Inartistic. The moral effect of flvo ot
them was bad and ot two very doubtful.
Many of the comic pictures rolled on vul
garity for their wit. Only two papers out
of the twenty-one had anything like a seri
ous bit of church reading. One of these
had two columns and a half headed : "Church
Circles , " containing an original hymn , a
short prayer or collect , and an address , and
a very good one , too , on bravery. This con
stituted about a one-thousandth part of the
paper. The characteristic of the Sunday
paper Mr. Dana had examined was a bo-
llttllng of subjects as If to bring them down
to the Intel Igenco of Inferior minds. There
were undoubtedly articles hero and there on
Interesting topics of the day and occasion
ally well treated articles were seen , but In
other papers but a small part of the whole
and many a reader , trying to confine his at
tention to the best articles alone would find
himself led Into reading many things to the
loss of his time , brains and mental self-re
spect.
"Then too , the man who takes the Sunday
paper just for the purpose of glancing at a
tew Items must remember what he is taking
Into his homo with the Illustrations , the head
lines and the alluring stories. The week
day paper Is usually read on the way to and
from the office or store , but the Sunday paper
Is read In the home. "
In concluding * , Mr , Dana said : "So far , I
have spoken of the Sunday paper only as It
Is at present. As to what It might be made
In the future , If the millions of papers taken
Into millions of families on Sundays could
give the news In a short -and dignified man
ner , with some well thought-out discussion ol
the Interesting topics of the day , stories ol
good style and elevating tendency adapted to
the general reader , helpful literature and sug-
gestlons for reading , good poetry , and a fair
variety of what Is at least not harmful , and
altogether one-third the present length , then ,
though I believe most of us would bo better
without It , still It would be a great Improve
ment over our present state ot affairs , and
perhaps In some families would possibly be
a real benefit. The present condition of the
papers Is lowering , not elevating. Every for
eigner who comes to this country observes
the fact , and every true man , be he American
or foreigner , laments It. "
Rev. Harry P. Nichols of Minneapolis ,
Minn. , championed the cause of the Sunday
newspapers in an able manner , and Rev. W.
Klrklus , D. D. , of Jersey City , was the clos
ing speaker , and , In a humorous manner , crit
icised the speakers who had spoken against
the Sunday newspapers. Tomorrow morn-
Ing's cession will be devoted to a discussion
of religious orders In the Protestant Episco
pal church ,
K. Of L. ( IKXISHAL ANSK3I11LV.
Appointment of Committee * thn I'rlnclpal
Work of the Day.
NEW ORLEANS , Nov. 14. The late arrival
of the delegates to the general ascembly ot
Knights of Labor , which Is In convention at
Screwman's hall , has swelled the number to
100 , and It Is the largest meeting held by the
order for tevcral years. Two sessions were
held today , with Master Workman Sovereign
presiding , and all the general officers occu
pying their respective poiltlons. The morn
ing session was taken up In treating reports
of the committees on law , flnanco and cre
dentials. The latter report Is being made in
sections.
A telegram was received from the Woman's
Christian Temperance * union aiklng an op
portunity to address the assembly. A com
mittee was appointed to fix a time for the
assembly to meet the ladle * .
The questions affecting the coal miner *
were taken up and finally referred to the
committee on grievances.
The work of appointing committees con
sumed the greater part of the ictslon , and
the following were appointed on examination
ot resolutions and attributing the same to
committees : E. W. Boyuton , Mains ; M.
Shurtben , Ohio ; 0. 0 , Purdy , 81. Louis.
Legislation , Dan De Leon , New Ynrk ; W ,
Uudgate , Tex&i ; F. T , S. Roblnidn. Indiana ;
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